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CVE-2021-0336: Android Security Bulletin—February 2021
In onReceive of BluetoothPermissionRequest.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a mutable PendingIntent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that bypasses a permission check, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1Android ID: A-158219161
Published February 1, 2021 | Updated February 2, 2021
The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2021-02-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device’s security patch level, see Check and update your Android version.
Android partners are notified of all issues at least a month before publication. Source code patches for these issues have been released to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository and linked from this bulletin. This bulletin also includes links to patches outside of AOSP.
The most severe of these issues is a critical security vulnerability in the Media Framework component that could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are turned off for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.
Refer to the Android and Google Play Protect mitigations section for details on the Android security platform protections and Google Play Protect, which improve the security of the Android platform.
Android and Google service mitigations
This is a summary of the mitigations provided by the Android security platform and service protections such as Google Play Protect. These capabilities reduce the likelihood that security vulnerabilities could be successfully exploited on Android.
- Exploitation for many issues on Android is made more difficult by enhancements in newer versions of the Android platform. We encourage all users to update to the latest version of Android where possible.
- The Android security team actively monitors for abuse through Google Play Protect and warns users about Potentially Harmful Applications. Google Play Protect is enabled by default on devices with Google Mobile Services, and is especially important for users who install apps from outside of Google Play.
2021-02-01 security patch level vulnerability details
In the sections below, we provide details for each of the security vulnerabilities that apply to the 2021-02-01 patch level. Vulnerabilities are grouped under the component they affect. Issues are described in the tables below and include CVE ID, associated references, type of vulnerability, severity, and updated AOSP versions (where applicable). When available, we link the public change that addressed the issue to the bug ID, like the AOSP change list. When multiple changes relate to a single bug, additional references are linked to numbers following the bug ID. Devices with Android 10 and later may receive security updates as well as Google Play system updates.
Android runtime
The vulnerability in this section could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.
CVE
References
Type
Severity
Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2021-0341
A-171980069 [2]
ID
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
Framework
The most severe vulnerability in this section could enable a local malicious application to bypass user interaction requirements in order to gain access to additional permissions.
CVE
References
Type
Severity
Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2021-0302
A-155287782
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10
CVE-2021-0305
A-154015447 [2] [3]
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10
CVE-2021-0314
A-171221302
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0327
A-172935267
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0330
A-170732441
EoP
High
9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0334
A-163358811
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0337
A-157474195
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0339
A-145728687 [2] [3] [4] [5]
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10
CVE-2021-0340
A-134155286
EoP
High
10
CVE-2021-0338
A-156260178
DoS
High
10, 11
Media Framework
The most severe vulnerability in this section could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process.
CVE
References
Type
Severity
Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2021-0325
A-174238784
RCE
High
10, 11
RCE
Critical
8.1, 9
CVE-2021-0332
A-169256435
EoP
High
10, 11
CVE-2021-0335
A-160346309
ID
High
11
System
The most severe vulnerability in this section could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted transmission to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process.
CVE
References
Type
Severity
Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2021-0326
A-172937525
RCE
Critical
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0328
A-172670415
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0329
A-171400004
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0331
A-170731783
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0333
A-168504491
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
CVE-2021-0336
A-158219161
EoP
High
8.1, 9, 10, 11
Google Play system updates
The following issues are included in Project Mainline components.
Component
CVE
Media Codecs
CVE-2021-0325
2021-02-05 security patch level vulnerability details
In the sections below, we provide details for each of the security vulnerabilities that apply to the 2021-02-05 patch level. Vulnerabilities are grouped under the component they affect. Issues are described in the tables below and include CVE ID, associated references, type of vulnerability, severity, and updated AOSP versions (where applicable). When available, we link the public change that addressed the issue to the bug ID, like the AOSP change list. When multiple changes relate to a single bug, additional references are linked to numbers following the bug ID.
Kernel components
The vulnerability in this section could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process.
CVE
References
Type
Severity
Component
CVE-2017-18509
A-172999675
Upstream kernel
EoP
High
IPv6 multicast
Qualcomm components
These vulnerabilities affect Qualcomm components and are described in further detail in the appropriate Qualcomm security bulletin or security alert. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by Qualcomm.
CVE
References
Severity
Component
CVE-2020-11272
A-172348733
QC-CR#2598841
QC-CR#2771345
Critical
WLAN
CVE-2020-11271
A-172348954
QC-CR#2555096
High
Audio
CVE-2020-11277
A-172349048
QC-CR#2731406 *
High
Camera
CVE-2020-11282
A-161374239
QC-CR#2748408
High
Display
CVE-2020-11286
A-172348990
QC-CR#2755788
High
Kernel
CVE-2020-11297
A-172349044
QC-CR#2588832
High
WLAN
Qualcomm closed-source components
These vulnerabilities affect Qualcomm closed-source components and are described in further detail in the appropriate Qualcomm security bulletin or security alert. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by Qualcomm.
CVE
References
Severity
Component
CVE-2020-11163
A-162751928*
Critical
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11170
A-162753079*
Critical
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11177
A-162755362*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11180
A-168050602*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11187
A-162755638*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11253
A-168722706*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11269
A-172348983*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11270
A-172349024*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11275
A-172348985*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11276
A-172349003*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11278
A-172349045*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11280
A-172348987*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11281
A-161714839*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11283
A-168918306*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11287
A-172348989*
High
Closed-source component
CVE-2020-11296
A-172348729*
High
Closed-source component
Common questions and answers
This section answers common questions that may occur after reading this bulletin.
1. How do I determine if my device is updated to address these issues?
To learn how to check a device’s security patch level, see Check and update your Android version.
- Security patch levels of 2021-02-01 or later address all issues associated with the 2021-02-01 security patch level.
- Security patch levels of 2021-02-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2021-02-05 security patch level and all previous patch levels.
Device manufacturers that include these updates should set the patch string level to:
- [ro.build.version.security_patch]:[2021-02-01]
- [ro.build.version.security_patch]:[2021-02-05]
For some devices on Android 10 or later, the Google Play system update will have a date string that matches the 2021-02-01 security patch level. Please see this article for more details on how to install security updates.
2. Why does this bulletin have two security patch levels?
This bulletin has two security patch levels so that Android partners have the flexibility to fix a subset of vulnerabilities that are similar across all Android devices more quickly. Android partners are encouraged to fix all issues in this bulletin and use the latest security patch level.
- Devices that use the 2021-02-01 security patch level must include all issues associated with that security patch level, as well as fixes for all issues reported in previous security bulletins.
- Devices that use the security patch level of 2021-02-05 or newer must include all applicable patches in this (and previous) security bulletins.
Partners are encouraged to bundle the fixes for all issues they are addressing in a single update.
3. What do the entries in the Type column mean?
Entries in the Type column of the vulnerability details table reference the classification of the security vulnerability.
Abbreviation
Definition
RCE
Remote code execution
EoP
Elevation of privilege
ID
Information disclosure
DoS
Denial of service
N/A
Classification not available
4. What do the entries in the References column mean?
Entries under the References column of the vulnerability details table may contain a prefix identifying the organization to which the reference value belongs.
Prefix
Reference
A-
Android bug ID
QC-
Qualcomm reference number
M-
MediaTek reference number
N-
NVIDIA reference number
B-
Broadcom reference number
5. What does an * next to the Android bug ID in the References column mean?
Issues that are not publicly available have an * next to the corresponding reference ID. The update for that issue is generally contained in the latest binary drivers for Pixel devices available from the Google Developer site.
6. Why are security vulnerabilities split between this bulletin and device / partner security bulletins, such as the Pixel bulletin?
Security vulnerabilities that are documented in this security bulletin are required to declare the latest security patch level on Android devices. Additional security vulnerabilities that are documented in the device / partner security bulletins are not required for declaring a security patch level. Android device and chipset manufacturers may also publish security vulnerability details specific to their products, such as Google, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, Nokia, or Samsung.
Versions
Version
Date
Notes
1.0
February 1, 2021
Bulletin released
1.1
February 2, 2021
Bulletin revised to include AOSP links
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